Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-10-11
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES
ruE WINNERS AT rur Aspaoscooofs
VALLEY vArn -pRivrRs AND HORSES.

VALLEY rAfn -DRivKRs AND nonsts.
We were unable 10 attend the Canton
fair ss We had intended. and 90 can TO.
give any aeeoan, of the horse stock there
exhibited. ~hich We are informrd vas OF
more than ordinsry merit. AID vas 'ho~n
Ia large number. Csn,o1 has long been
famous Zoe i,s fa, and wsll.b,ei horses
aud en,erpri'ing hor.smsn. Who for the
pas, few years have been unusually sue
ce.fal IN breeding aad developing hof'es
Of = high order OF speed. ths, have ~on
fame for themselves anl their owners,
aud have added ,eycfAl new names 10 the
$50 li,i Of Msine-bred uo,ier'. One OF
these men |, Mr.. ID. VI. Foster. osnsr OF
,hs fl,hionsbly bred stallion AIbrino. 70,
by the grea, Almoni. whose soas ani
grand..ons are proiucirg speed with
greater uniformi,y than those OF any
other s,.lIioa ihs, ever lived. Albhno.
dam VI. by C..ia. VI Clay. aud second
dam by M.mbiino PAeh.n. 'oa OF Nam
brino Chief. both the Clay aud ,h- Nam
brino Chief blood being held Ia gre.,
esteem a. crosse. for Hamble.onian blood.
C.n,oa |, also the home Of Mr.. j. w.
Thompson. editor Of the Naine Horse
Br,,dsr, MoRilly. who by means os The
Jfoa,hiy and hi. two volumes ~ Noted
Maine Hor.e,. has done. and Is doing.
more for the hoiss-breedins Interests OF
the Pine Tree State than has ever been
done by any other three men Who ever
&c, Zoo, within our borders.
I We intend to visit can,oa =, no far
distant day. and .n,r doing 90 We hope
TO siye our reaisr. a brief history OF some
Of the horses and horsemsn Of this fam
oas town.
But according to the summaries Of the
races ro,,ed =, the fair al Canion. .
goodIy portion Of the prize money was
carried otf by the hee,.foo,ed .,esd' fIom
our immediate vieiniiy-Nor~ay. Psris
aud Buekfsld. On the dr, day the $40
race va. Won by Kitty Waite. be., time
$40. Second money went TO Topsy,
owned by Alber, Richardson OF Nor~.y.
.nd 20, by Pail Sheridan Jf.. and third
money 10 Thlysr Bros' fa,iniizi. The
purse for gen,lemsn's drivers vas Won by
B.eehsr. a gslding entered BY Thayer
Bros. Fir, money In 2:ii class went
TO Top,y. beat time 2;57; second money
TO Capt. w,dsewood. Who took the hr''
hes, In 2:il. ln the t~o.yes'.old raes
Alc.r.r. .on Of Albrino. turned the tables
on ID. A. C.. the powerful soa Of EelAiI
Who had previously beaten him, and
dowasd him and two Others, uo,,ins q
half in the fast time Of l;2I. Ia ,h'
frre.for-.li. in which the starter. were
S,arg.rsr, Katie u. aud Puritan. hs'
money va, ia.lly captured by s,arssrs'
In 2:32
A sensation Of the fair vas the mile u
226l. made by the brown son OF DiHie
Bone. BABY Dean. owned by Robia'or
Dean Of Baek6sld The breeding Of hi'
dam b. 70, been clearly established a.
yet. Ia, We are nov 10 possession OF fact
by which We eSpee, 'oon 10 be abe =
give the full breeding sad history OF ,hl'
successful brood mare.
Baby Deans mile 10 2;26. a. the
county fair. vas the tastes, ever made on
this track. Baby Dean has = splendid
gait, and I. capable Of ,ro,iing In 2;2c
o, better with sufiieieh, handling
Those who have attended races to aay
e,,en, have no doab, noticed ,hl, when
ever . man who !, no, = regular driver
of tro,isrs. and who |, not "in ths swim.
a, the saying IL. Of the professional 'ek
eys and drivers. drives horse Ia a race
and fails 10 win. the wise one. .mon.
the crowd always attribute the defsa, o
his horse 10 the fac, that the driver va
no .,eerer, and remark that II such I
one. naming some noted driver. should
handle the ribbons over him. he woulC
be . winuer sure; ba, when the proie'
.ionsl Who, by means OF having had th'
good luck TO vain aud drive q very f.s
horse and win few races With him. hai
70, q repu,Aiion.-when such a drive
loses q race, or even nine out Of ten ,hl
he starts In, Il 10 all right, and the blsm'
/, all laid 70 the horses no, being fas
enough.
Its true that. other ,hings being equal
man who hl, great deal Of practices
will drive better than one who has little
bat still there are some men Who don
pretend to be ,killed drivers, ~ho''
horses. whea they appear in q race. ae
s,eadisr and tro, faster than horses Of Ia
same speed In the hands Of some pc
driver. We maintain that the merits o.
. driver aic shown mere clearly by th'
way his horse acts In q race. than b!
popular opinion for the popular opinlo'
OF . plses !. oi,en established by few
and. a. regards drivers. iro,,er and stool
horses, Is constantly changing. and really
don't amour, TO bu, little anyway.
There are professional drivers ~ho az
sober, honest, good rsin'men. who hav'
good judgment in training their horses
and Who work for their employers inter
es, and drive to via. but they are no, .
plenty a. they should be. AZ . rule III
owner CT ,Io,,sr had better either dhv'
4, himself or employ . man whom b
knows he cAa trust, rather than risk u
in the hands Of some popular driver wh'
habituslly drinks liquor and !, gAmblsI
and tool Of bigger gamblers. We has'
noticed thu, At the principal iro',inI
meetings 10 Maine this year. the crack
drivers have had no better success Ia -in
ming races than many m.n OF no repa,a
ton Whatever ~ drivers. Sseh horses a
Jack Spr,t aud 0lsn.rm will make
reputation f0r any man Who dives tn m
IL they never win heat With any o,he
horse. A. I. MAXIM